About
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Genre
Music
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Olesio Tooneel
About
True of 55 performers from Sumatra who came to Singapore in 1939.
Appeared at the Sunlight Hall, New World from 21 October to 15 November 1939.
Established Date
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Genre
Music
Troupe Organisation
No troupe organisation recorded.
Travel (Tours and Routes)
Tours
No associated tour recorded.
Other Travel Routes
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Support (hasSupport)
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Context
Geographical Roots
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Cultural and Historical Roots
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Training and Recruitment
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Associated Performance(s)
No associated performance recorded.
Media
Advertisement for Olesio (1939). Image provided by Ross Laird.
Sources
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Contributor
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2025. “Olesio”. In Performing Archipelagos, edited by Kyueun Kim, Alvin Eng Hui Lim and Hedren Wai Yuan Sum. Singapore: National University of Singapore.
Troupe
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Troupe
Colonial and Empire Networks
Military
Straits Settlements (Up to 1946)
1900–1941: Pre-War Colonialism and Economic Growth
Venue
Comedy
Dance
English theatre
Music
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Performance
Colonial and Empire Networks
Amateur Drama, Farce.
Straits Settlements (Up to 1946)
1867–1900: Straits Settlements as a Crown Colony
Troupe
Colonial and Empire Networks
Bangsawan
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Performance
Comedy
English theatre
Music
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Troupe
Colonial and Empire Networks
Acrobatics
Circus
Revue or Variety — Animal Acts
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Troupe
Archipelagic Agents
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1911–1912: Xinhai Revolution
Troupe
Variety
Singapore, Post-Independence (1965 onwards)
1965–1975: Singapore’s Early Independence and Postcolonial Southeast Asia